[redwitch]

Sorry, I think the speeders are something that should be handled by our local sheriffs. Have you ever seen a cart that has lost control at a corner? How about a golf cart darting into traffic to pass a cart going the legal limit on Morse? How about a cart being hit by a car because the cart didn't feel like stopping at the stop sign? I've seen all of this, including an incident where the golf cart driver was killed after she lost control of her cart.

Police officers are not just there to protect property. They are there to save lives. Law enforcement officers really and truly would prefer to not issue tickets and really and truly would prefer to catch those who are vandalizing, burglarizing, dealing in drugs and so on.

I love to drive fast. I've been known to drive down Highway 5 in California doing over 100 mph. However, I won't delibertately speed on city streets. I don't know what's going to jump out or be around the next cornerr. I do go over 20 mph in my golf cart. If I get pulled over for speeding in it, I won't argue the ticket -- I'll have deserved it, just as if I were doing my definition of cruising in California.

Speeding can be very dangerous. Reckless driving is always dangerous. A police-owned golf cart would be a deterrent to speeding -- you slow down on the highway when you see a police car; you'll slow down in your golf cart when you see a police cart. It would certainly serve its purpose in that regard. Also, there are some parts of TV where it would be easier to catch a wrong-doer in a cart than in a car. As to speeding tickets being a money-maker for the counties, of course they are, but there's a real simple solution if you don't want to add to the coffers of Sumter County: DON'T SPEED!